When either the defense or prosecution demands a jury shuffle, what is the clerk required to do?

When either the defense or prosecution demands a jury shuffle, what is the clerk required to do?

• A. Randomly select jurors by computer or another process of random selection
• B. Notify the judge
• C. Docket the case for trial
• D. Randomly select jurors by computer or another process of random selection and give a copy of the list to prosecutor and defendant

Answer: (D)

When a jury shuffle is requested, the clerk must randomly reorder the pool of potential jurors using a computer or another random method and provide a copy of that shuffled list to both the prosecutor and the defendant. This ensures a fair re-selection process and transparency, giving both sides access to the new juror lineup so voir dire can proceed with an unbiased panel. Simply randomizing without sharing the list wouldn’t give the parties the needed information, and notifying the judge or merely docketing the case aren’t the actions that complete the shuffle process.

When a jury shuffle is requested, the clerk must randomly reorder the pool of potential jurors using a computer or another random method and provide a copy of that shuffled list to both the prosecutor and the defendant. This ensures a fair re-selection process and transparency, giving both sides access to the new juror lineup so voir dire can proceed with an unbiased panel. Simply randomizing without sharing the list wouldn’t give the parties the needed information, and notifying the judge or merely docketing the case aren’t the actions that complete the shuffle process.